backbone

Letters that make backbone

a, o, b, e, k, n, c are letters that make 'backbone'

Words within backbone

BA, kB, kb, Ba, AC, bone, KB, one, on, back, NE, KBO, Ac, Ne are words within 'backbone'

5 possible definitions for 'backbone'

Backbone as "the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord"

Under this definition, backbone is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rachis, spine, back, spinal column, vertebral column have the same meaning as 'backbone'

backbone as a type

'backbone' can be a type of skeletal structure.

Types of backbone

notochord, chine are types of 'backbone'.

backbone as a part

'backbone' can be a part of axial skeleton.

Parts of backbone

intervertebral disc, spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis, coccyx, tail bone, vertebra, intervertebral disk are parts of 'backbone'.

Derivatives of backbone

spinal is a derivative of backbone.

Backbone as "the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved"

Under this definition, backbone is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

spine has the same meaning as backbone

backbone as a type

'backbone' can be a type of part, portion.

backbone as a part

'backbone' can be a part of book, volume.

Backbone as "the part of a network that connects other networks together"

Under this definition, backbone is a noun and has the following properties:

backbone as a type

'backbone' can be a type of connector, connecter, connection, connective, connexion.

backbone as a part

'backbone' can be a part of network, meshwork, mesh, meshing, net.

Example of backbone used within this context

"the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"

Backbone as "fortitude and determination"

Under this definition, backbone is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption have the same meaning as 'backbone'

backbone as a type

'backbone' can be a type of fortitude.

backbone Usage

'backbone' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Derivatives of backbone

gutsy, spunky, spirited, game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, plucky are derivatives of 'backbone'.

Backbone as "a central cohesive source of support and stability"

Under this definition, backbone is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

linchpin, lynchpin, anchor, keystone, mainstay have the same meaning as 'backbone'

backbone as a type

'backbone' can be a type of support.

Derivatives of backbone

ground, anchor are derivatives of 'backbone'.


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